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• Magic Notes: NBA Cup, Schedule, Wagner, Houstan, Defense
The Magic were eliminated from the NBA Cup on Tuesday with a 114-109 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee. But head coach Jamahl Mosley was extremely pleased with the way his team competed despite being without its two leading scorers, Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, as Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel writes. “We want […]...2024
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• Magic's narrow NBA Cup loss to Bucks shows they will be a tough out when the real tournament begins

Without Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, the Magic took the Bucks to the wire...2024
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• NBA Cup: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard lead Bucks in thriller past shorthanded Magic to semifinals

The Magic gave the Bucks their best shot while playing without Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Ultimately, they didn't have enough firepower....2024
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• Why short-handed Magic can shock Bucks in NBA Cup quarterfinal

Orlando will be without its two best players — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — but still has a deep enough roster to give Milwaukee trouble....2024
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• NBA PER (Week 7): Luka Doncic Moves Into Top-10

After a slow start to the season, Luka Doncic has come on strong of late and now ranks 10th in the NBA in PER at 23.6. Doncic has a 29.9 PER over the first four games of December. Jalen Williams has also gone from 19th to 13th over the past week. NBA PER (Week 7):1. Nikola Jokic: 32.92. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.03. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 27.84. Anthony Davis: 27.55. Robert Williams: 26.96. Dani...2024
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• Fantasy Basketball Key Injuries, Week 7 (Part 2)

Karl-Anthony Towns, Franz Wagner, and other key injuries will impact the second half of an expanded Week 7....2024
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• Fantasy Basketball Key Injuries, Week 7 (Part 2)
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• Magic star Franz Wagner out indefinitely with abdomen injury
Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner is out indefinitely with a torn right oblique and he’ll be reevaluated in four weeks. The news comes as a huge blow to the Magic, who are contending as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference despite the continued absence of All-Star Paolo Banchero (missing with the same […] The post Magic star Franz Wagner out indefinitely with abdomen injury app...2024
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• Magic's Franz Wagner out indefinitely with torn oblique, the same injury that sidelined Banchero

Wagner had stepped up his scoring and led the offense with Banchero out, this is a devastating blow for Orlando....2024
• Magic's Franz Wagner out indefinitely with torn oblique, the same injury that sidelined Paolo Banchero

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• Franz Wagner Out Indefinitely Due To Torn Oblique

Magic forward Franz Wagner has been diagnosed with a torn right oblique and will be sidelined indefinitely, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports that Wagner will be reevaluated in four weeks. The Magic have confirmed the news (Twitter link). The injury occurred during Friday’s game in Philadelphia. It’s a brutal blow for an […]...2024
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• Magic's Franz Wagner maintains his hot hand vs. 76ers

When star forward Paolo Banchero suffered an oblique injury, it seemed the Orlando Magic would sputter. However, Franz Wagner has prevented that from happening....2024
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• Recap of Fantasy Basketball Week 5: Here's What You Missed
Dan Bruno recaps last week in the NBA, including historic achievements, top performers and injury updates. Franz Wagner has been on a roll lately....2024
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• Magic Locking Down Opponents As Franz Wagner Shines, Showing Again They’re No Pushovers

The Magic aren’t just showing signs of life — they’re showing signs of purpose. In a league where teams often sink when injuries pile up, Orlando has found a way to rise, thanks in large part to Franz Wagner. Wagner has taken his game to another level during this critical stretch. With Paolo Banchero sidelined […] The post Magic Locking Down Opponents As Franz Wagner Shines, Showing Ag...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The NBA Eastern Conference was supposed to be better this season. It’s not. This was supposed to be the season the NBA’s Eastern Conference grew up and joined the big leagues. The East has essentially operated like basketball’s junior varsity from the moment Michael Jordan finished pushing off Bryon Russell, but the moves made this summer indicated ...2024
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• Grading NBA extensions for Rockets, Warriors, Hawks players from both sides

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Seven NBA players signed extensions for nearly $800 million. Let’s grade those deals from both sides. There’s no day better than payday. On the brink of the 2024-25 season, the league’s annual deadline for rookie extensions came to pass with some absolutely ridiculous money thrown around to players casual basketball may not have ever heard of. In total, sev...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Here’s how we think the 2024 NBA Draft will actually play out. The 2024 NBA Finals are over with the Boston Celtics emerging as champions. The league is now ready to turn the page to next season, starting with the 2024 NBA Draft. The first round of the draft is happening on Wednesday, June 26 on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. ET, and for the first time, th...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Perfect picks for every team

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock draft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in the 2024 NBA Draft. An entire draft cycle has come and gone without the emergence of a clear No. 1 overall prospect. This is the type of draft bound to cause massive disagree on individual boards for executives even within the same team. A few storylines have emerged. Three young...2024
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner suffered a torn right oblique and will be reevaluated in four weeks."

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"Franz Wagner flirted with a triple double, ending his night with 19/10/6."

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"Scottie Barnes and Cade Cunningham were joined by Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner and Jalen Green on the NBA's All-Rookie first team."

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• Evan Mobley is reaching his potential, and now so are the Cleveland Cavaliers

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The 6’11 big has been empowered under new head coach Kenny Atkinson, and now both he and the Cavs are thriving The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the eventual NBA Champion Boston Celtics in the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-1, in what was largely a series where the Cavaliers never had a realistic shot of actually winning. They lost Jarrett Allen for...2024
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• Grading NBA extensions for Rockets, Warriors, Hawks players from both sides
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• Jalen Suggs, Magic Agree To Five-Year, $150.5M Extension

Jalen Suggs and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a five-year, $150.5 million contract extension. Suggs, who was the No. 5 pick in the 2021 draft out of Gonzaga, joins Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes with extensions. The Magic also previously signed Franz Wagner to an extension as the former No. 8 pick. Magic officials negotiated the new deal with Suggs' representative,...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Report: Magic Likely To Sign Jalen Suggs To Rookie-Scale Extension

According to NBA insider Evan Sidery, the Orlando Magic will likely sign Jalen Suggs to a rookie-scale extension. Suggs is viewed as a foundational piece in Orlando alongside Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Jalen Suggs is a strong candidate to receive an extension from the Magic before the October 21 deadline. Based off the current […] The post Report: Magic Likely To Sign Jalen Suggs...2024
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• 20 Players Remain Eligible For Rookie Scale Extensions

Four players have signed rookie scale extensions so far this offseason. Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was the first domino to fall, later being joined by Magic forward Franz Wagner, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, and Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley. All four received five-year, maximum-salary deals containing Rose rule language. [RELATED: 2024/25 NBA Contract Extension Tracker] […]...2024
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• Olympics’ 50 best men’s basketball players for 2024 Paris games, ranked

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Let’s rank the best men’s basketball players competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The most talented men’s basketball tournament in the history of the Summer Olympics is going down at the 2024 Paris Games. The best athletes in the sport are on display representing their home countries, and all of them want the glory that comes with leading their team to a...2024
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• Evan Mobley, Cavaliers Agree To Five-Year, $224M Extension With Rose Rule Provision

Evan Mobley and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie contract extension that could be worth $269 million if he qualifies for the Rose rule during the 24-25 season. Mobley is represented by Thaddeus Foucher and Joe Smith. Mobley was the third overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft out of USC and was an All-Rookie First Team selection in 2022 and an All-NBA Def...2024
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• Evan Mobley Increasingly Likely to Ink Extension
It is looking more and more likely that Evan Mobley will sign a contract extension sometime soon. Brian Windhorst first reported that a rookie scale extension could be in the works for the promising power forward. Mobley would join Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, and Cade Cunningham in the latest list of young up-and-coming players who […] The post Evan Mobley Increasingly Likely to Ink Extens...2024
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• Magic star forward Franz Wagner out indefinitely after suffering torn oblique muscle

Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points through 25 games....2024
• Franz Wagner Suffers Torn Right Oblique, Will Be Re-Evaluated In Four Weeks

Franz Wagner suffered a torn right oblique on Friday night and is out indefinitely, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN. Wagner will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Wagner is averaging 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.7 assists on the season....2024
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• Cameron Johnson scores 25 points, but Nets drop second straight with 102-98 loss to Magic

Franz Wagner had 20 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks, and the Orlando Magic claimed their sixth straight win, and second in three days over the Nets, with a 100-92 victory against Brooklyn on Sunday....2024
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• Nets' 123-100 NBA Cup loss to Magic snaps three-game win streak

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 19 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 123-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in an NBA Cup game....2024
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• Wagner's late three sees Magic end Lakers run

Franz Wagner scores a three-pointer with three seconds left to secure a 119-118 win for the Orlando Magic and end the Los Angeles Lakers' unbeaten home record....2024
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• De'Aaron Fox, Franz Wagner Named NBA's Players Of Week 4

De'Aaron Fox and Franz Wagner have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 4. Fox averaged 40.5 points and 7.3 assists as the Sacramento Kings went 2-2. Wagner averaged 30.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists as the Orlando Magic went 3-0....2024
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• De’Aaron Fox, Franz Wagner Named Players Of The Week

Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, while Magic forward Franz Wagner has won the award for the East, the NBA announced on Monday (via Twitter). Although Sacramento only went 2-2 during the week of November 11-17, Fox had a phenomenal four games individually, averaging 40.5 points, 4.5 […]...2024
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• Magic Notes: Wagner, Depth, Black, Isaac
The Magic have been playing without Paolo Banchero as he deals with a torn right oblique, but Franz Wagner has been playing like an All-Star in his absence, Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel opines. As Bianchi points out, only seven players including Wagner are averaging more than 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and […]...2024
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• Evan Mobley is reaching his potential, and now so are the Cleveland Cavaliers
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Karl-Anthony Towns literally rolled his eyes, clapped back at Mo Wagner in Knicks-Magic

KAT is fed up. The New York Knicks are laying the absolute smackdown on the Orlando Magic in the final night of NBA Cup group play on Tuesday, and no one is having a better time than Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns put up another 20-10 game to power the Knicks’ offense, showing his full scoring arsenal by splashing threes and hitting tough shots inside the arc. Towns has had several memorable moments in...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Olympics’ 50 best men’s basketball players for 2024 Paris games, ranked
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• Matas Buzelis survived his NBA audition. Now he’s ready for the show

Photo by Dylan Goodman/NBAE via Getty Images Matas Buzelis is the NBA Draft’s most confident prospect Matas Buzelis is used to auditions. Before the 6’10, 19-year-old was flying cross-country for workouts and interviews ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, he was going up against veterans and some of the toughest athletes in professional basketball night after night on G League Ignite. In the G...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Perfect picks for every team
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• Dunc'd On: An NBA Finals Preview? 8 in 84 on the East (1.22.24)

Join Dunc'd On Prime with an unprecedented offer: a 1 month free trial! BOS: A 30-minute deep dive on the Denver game as an NBA Finals preview ATL: The Hawks got a couple of Dejounte Murray game-winners, but disappointments on the wing are holding them back ORL: They get Franz Wagner back but still can't shoot 3s CLE: How are the Cavs 12-3 since the Garland injury? CHA: An unserious basketball te...2024
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk

Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony were in elementary school when D. Wade and LeBron connected on their iconic alley-oop. They dared to recreate it against the Wizards. The Orlando Magic have won eight straight games and are currently the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and they’re having so much fun. With a group that’s led by young stars such as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner (among the top f...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• Early dunk of the season goes to… Franz Wagner? Yes. Yes it does.

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• Franz Wagner makes strong pitch to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Warriors
Potential Top-10 pick Franz Wagner believes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will benefit by selecting him in the 2021 NBA Draft. According to Wagner, the Warriors could really use his “versatility” around the great shooting of the Splash Bros. “I would fit in really well [with the Warriors], obviously they have […] The post Franz Wagner makes stro...2021
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• Barnes, Cunningham headline All-Rookie 1st team

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• REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley headline fresh released All-Rookie teams
The NBA has just announced this season’s All-Rookie teams and as expected, the duo of Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley have headlined the five-man roster of the first team. This report comes via Shams Charania of The Athletic: 2021-22 NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Franz Wagner Second […] The post REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan ...2022
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• NBA Scores: The Mavs continue to fall after Kyrie Irving trade
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Plus: Mavs lose second straight to Hornets despite Luka being one of three across NBA to score 40+ on night Less than two weeks remain in the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season, and the standings battles keep heating up; here’s what to look for down the stretch. Who gets top spot in the East? No. 2 Boston is currently 1.5 games back of No. 1 Milwaukee, and the t...2023
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• Unbeaten Germany tops Serbia for 1st WCup gold

Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, Franz Wagner added 19 and Germany capped off an unbeaten run through the World Cup by holding off Serbia 83-77 in the final on Sunday night....2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham
When the Orlando Magic traded Nikola Vucevic for multiple draft assets, little did they expect to have an incredible player already in just his rookie season. The own pick of the Magic was Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, but it is the Bulls pick that was traded to Orlando that they used to select Franz Wagner. Surprisingly, […] The post 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Ev...2022
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Franz Wagner make the list

Which fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Franz Wagner make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2023
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• Karl-Anthony Towns literally rolled his eyes, clapped back at Mo Wagner in Knicks-Magic
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Grading NBA extensions for Rockets, Warriors, Hawks players from both sides
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Southeast Notes: Magic, Adebayo, Ware, Lambert
After tearing down the iteration of the Magic that featured the likes of Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon, Orlando is finally where it wants to be in the league’s hierarchy, Keith Smith of Spotrac writes. Headlined by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, the Magic made the playoffs as the No. 5 seed. And […]...2024
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• Olympics’ 8 men’s basketball teams still standing, ranked by gold medal chances

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the eight teams left in the Olympics’ men’s basketball tournament by their gold medal chances. The men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics is on its way to crowning a champion. A 12-team field has been trimmed to just eight teams after the group stage, and now it’s time for a single-elimination knockout tournament until one tea...2024
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• Olympics’ 50 best men’s basketball players for 2024 Paris games, ranked
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• Evan Mobley Likely To Get Max Extension With Cavaliers
While speaking on ESPN Cleveland radio, NBA insider Brian Windhorst said that Evan Mobley's contract extension should be done "somewhat soon". Mobley is expected to get a max rookie scale extension from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes and Franz Wagner all got max extensions this offseason. All three players also have language that can bump their extensions up to 30% of the...2024
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• Why NBA’s controversial ‘second apron’ will lead to a better league

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The ‘second apron’ era of the NBA will reinforce parity throughout the league, and that’s a good thing. The NBA is in the midst of a massive shift, and fans of spend-happy teams used to the halcyon days of unfettered pay-to-contend are furious. The dreaded “second apron” is here, and thus far its effect on free agency has been profound. Paul George, Klay...2024
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• NBA free agency 2024 winners and losers, starring 76ers, Nuggets, Thunder, and more

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK Here are the winners and losers of 2024 NBA free agency so far. The biggest names on the 2024 NBA free agent market came off the board almost immediately. Paul George kept NBA insiders up until 3 a.m. before choosing the Philadelphia 76ers, and rest of the big names quickly followed suit with their decisions the next morning. The Oklahoma City...2024
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• Lakers' six-game winning streak ends in late collapse to Orlando Magic

Franz Wagner hits a go-ahead three-pointer with three seconds left and Anthony Davis misses a shot at the buzzer in the Lakers' 119-118 loss to Orlando....2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Steve Kerr has lost the Warriors’ young veterans The Golden State Warriors are sinking fast, and the franchise’s dynasty suddenly appears to be on its last legs. Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead in the final seven minutes, capped by an absolutely incredible Nikola Jokic three-point heave at the buzzer. The lo...2024
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title

Photo by Ariana Saigh/Getty Images Let’s rank the last four teams standing in the FIBA World Cup by their chances of winning it all. The 2023 men’s FIBA World Cup started with 32 teams from around the globe all competing to prove it had the best basketball country on Earth. After two rounds of group play and the start of the knockout rounds in the quarterfinals, there are now only four tea...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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